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Victoria Collins vs Sir Oliver Dowden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Victoria Collins
Victoria Collins
LD Harpenden and Berkhamsted
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Victoria Collins and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 36 different votes 239 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
22 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
22 Aye 43 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 50% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 463 of 650
Participation
70.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
381
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,344 eligible divisions
201
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
766
46.4 % of votes cast
180
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
885
53.6 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

88
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
50
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
107
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Contributions
60
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£204,083
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£204,083
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
8
6 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Education
41 of 49 votes
#4
Transport
75 of 92 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API